Friday, October 16, 2015

Former Kentucky Mr. Basketball Chris Lofton has signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket in France's top-level Pro A league.

Lofton played last season for Besiktas Integral Forex Instanbul in Turkey's TBL league. In Eurocup games last season, he averaged 15.9 points and 2.9 assists per game.

Here's more from Court-side.com:

Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France-Pro A) is bolstering its roster early into the
2015-16 season with the addition of Chris Lofton (188 cm, Tennessee’08). The
29-year-old Lofton spent the last couple of seasons playing for Besiktas
Integral Forex Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). In 2014-15 he played 15 games for them
during their run in the Eurocup where he recorded averages of 15.9 ppg and 2.9
apg. Chris also logged a total of 21 games in the domestic Turkish league and
there he managed to notch averages of 13.0 ppg and 2.1 apg. In 2013-14 he was a
participant in the Turkish League All-Star Game, invited due to his performance
that season.